[4x4zook]

hey guys got a 97 g16b in my sierra. now i took it to my local mechanic to get it tuned after the motor was wired up. he set my timing to 2deg. i seem to remember reading somewere that it should be at 8 deg but i cant turn the dizzy anymre as its at its limit. so do i pull the dizzy out and try and get it to 8deg or leave it were he set it?

[Drova]

Stock timing is 5deg -+1deg

[JrZook]

Pull the dizzy out and move it a few teeth over so you are in the middle of the adjustment again.

FSM says 5*BTDC base timing with the diagnostic plug bridged. I've just set mine till she starts to ping and brought her back a few degrees.

Dan

[steak_knife]

JrZook wrote:

Pull the dizzy out and move it a few teeth over so you are in the middle of the adjustment again.

FSM says 5*BTDC base timing with the diagnostic plug bridged. I've just set mine till she starts to ping and brought her back a few degrees.

Dan

Work's a treat!!!

[4x4zook]

pulled the dizzy out a million times adjusting it but i still cant get it to 5deg. the closest i can get is 2 and 11.... might just get a round file and file a bit out of the dizzy so i can turn that tiny bit more..

[Scrawny]

Something not right then. You should be able to get 8-10 in the middle of the adjustment

[4x4zook]

what could be wrong? like i said iv pulled it out a million times but everytimei do i haveto turn it to the full adjustment to get 2 or 11

[4x4zook]

i rekon the mechanic must ov had the same problem so he just left it at 2deg. would filling the adjustment out a tiny bit work or not a good idea, theres a fair bit of meat on the sides.

[royce]

be gentler and pull it slowly till its jsut holding and youll feel it move over a single tooth

[4x4zook]

i can feel it moving 1 tooth and still either wont start or be way way advanced